Part I. Historiography and the Maritime Landscape: 1. The perspective

2. Historiography

3. The maritime landscape

4. Geographical knowledge of the Indian Ocean in antiquity: Part II. Fishing and Sailing Communities: Cross-Cultural Contacts

5. Marine and coastal resources

6. Maritime communities

7. Boat nomads

8. Piracy

9. Fishing communities: the historical record

10. Sailing communities: Part III. La Longue Duré

e: Transportation

Boat-Building Technology and Navigation: 11. Archaeology of the boat

12. The stitched tradition

13. Early European response

14. The ethnographic evidence

15. Boat-building centres

16. Traditional navigation

17. Ownership of vessels

18. Organisation of shipping

19. Organisation of shipping

20. Innovation and change

21. Repair and maintenance

22. Chronology of disjunction: Part IV. Maritime Trade Networks: The Beginnings (third-second millenia BCE)

23. Mesopotamian contacts

24. The Persian Gulf and early maritime networks

25. The Harappan civilization

26. The maritime regions of the Harappans

27. Networks of trade: internal

28. Transition and change: Part V. Regional Integration: (late second - first millennium BCE)

29. The Persian Gulf

30. Socotra

31. Peninsular India

32. Sri Lanka

33. Southeast Asia: Part VI. Consolidation of Political Structure: 34. The setting

35. Political concepts in early Buddhism: theory and practice

36. Satavahanas and their successors

37. Alliance as political strategy

38. The early policies in Sri Lanka

39. Political developments in early Southeast Asia

40. Royalty and ritual: Part VII. The Greeks: Adventurers, Traders and Travellers

41. The explorers

42. Hellenistic settlements

43. The Nabataeans, Sabeans and Gerrhaeans

44. The maritime network

45. Christian communities: Part VIII. Merchant Lineage and the Guild

46. Merchant communities and interaction with the state

47. Organisation of inland trade

48. The Indian Ocean network

49. Foreigners and trade networks

50. Money and the use of coins: Part IX. Multiple Meanings: Craft Production and Trade Networks: 51. The trading commodities

52. The textiles

53. Beads

54. Ivory

55. Metal artefacts

56. Organisation of crafts: Part X Shared Faith: 57. Social base of early Buddhism

58. The worship of the Stupa and the Relics

59. Pilgrimage

60. Ritual and ceremony

61. Buddhism and maritime activity

62. Archaeology of monastic sites

63. Continuity and change: Part XI. Retrospect and Prospect: 64. In conclusion

65. Future research strategy.